Brevard Public Schools

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You have new messages (last change).

Brevard Public Schools is a school district serving Brevard County, Florida and based in Viera, Florida.

As of Fall 2005, It has about 75,160 students and 8653 full-time employees. [1] The current superintendent of schools is Dr. Richard A. DiPatri.

Contents

[edit] History

The superintendent of schools was selected as best in state by his peers in 2005.

The Superintendent of Brevard Public Schools was named the 2006 Music Administrator of the Year by the Florida Music Educators' Association.[1]

Fifteen schools were selected in 2006 as Music Demonstrations Schools. State officials encourage other districts to send their staff to these schools for insight into establishing or improving solid music programs. Besides "magnet" schools, Brevard also has nine charter elementary schools and one planned charter secondary school. With specific student needs in mind, the Space Coast's charters schools have developed courses and curricula designed to invigorate and inspire young minds.

Melbourne has a magnet high school program, the Academy of Business and Finance.

Another, in Cocoa Beach offers an International Baccalaureate Diploma program. This is a rigorous pre-university course of study, leading to internationally standardized examinations. The program is designed as a comprehensive two-year curriculum that allows its graduates to fulfill requirements of many different nations' education systems. As with the AP and dual enrollment programs, students completing IB courses and exams are eligible for postsecondary education credit.In 2005 & 2006, Newsweek ranked Cocoa Beach High School among the top 100 US high schools (out of 21,000) in part due to it's International Baccalaureate program.

For 2005, the students had higher SAT scores than any other Florida School District.

For 2005, the District has a higher percentage (9%) of National Board Certified Teachers than any of the other largest ten districts in the state.

The district contains 75,000 public school students. Students must pass a standardized test to graduate from high school. To avoid surprises, children are tested several times before they reach 12th grade. In 2004-5 third graders placed in the top ten school districts in the state (out of 67).

In 2004-5, the School District placed third in the state for overall academic performance. It also placed third in the state for number of National Board Certified teachers.

In 2005, Brevard is first in Florida in the number of "A"-rated schools in the 10 largest districts, and second overall.

In 2006, the District had 5 of the top 10 Elementary Schools in the state, according to the Florida Dept. of Ed.

Brevard is in the top ten in the state in each of the 22 areas of assessment on the standard statewide exams given students each year.

In 2005, Brevard led the state in science in fifth and 11th grade assessments and was second in the 8th grade.

10th graders led the state in the writing exam in 2006.

The high school graduation rate has risen to 92% from 64% in 1999. In 2005 the four-year graduation rate was the second highest in Florida.

To get hands-on learning experience about science, the local environment and math, all fourth-graders are given a one day field trip to the Indian River Lagoon, one of the most diverse estuaries in North America.

2000 students were held back in 2004-5, the majority in 3rd, 9th and 10th grades. This is 38% fewer than the prior year. A program targets weak students.

The state has ranked 15 of the elementary schools as tops in the state including a Title I South Lake, a former "D"-ranked school! This was a pleasant surprise and a tribute to its teachers and principal.

AARP ranked the school district No. 8 on the 2005 list of Best Employers for Workers Over 50. It was the only public-school system and the highest-ranked Florida employer on the national list.

14 low-performing elementary schools are required to allow their students to select $1000+ of free tutoring from a vendor. Parents are exposed to these vendors at an education fair to help choose which one.

Schools start in early August, the 8th in 2005. This is to ensure that the semester is over by the December holidays.

Brevard leads the state in the number of high school students dual enrolled in secondary and college courses.

In 2006, the School Board voted to borrow nearly 3/4 of a billion dollars for maintenance and future expansion. By a majority of one, the Board believed that it could do this without raising taxes because of the increasing tax base.

Disadvantaged Stone Middle School had two of the top four winners in the South County Science Fair. The judges professed to be very impressed with the quality of the exhibits.

[edit] Programs

The Brevard County School system is attempting to serve nutritional food to children this year (2005) that will address the rising obesity issue while still maintaining appeal.

Through a program called Make It Take It, disadvantaged students at two Brevard Public Schools are learning how to build computers that they'll get to take home.[2]

[edit] Schools

[edit] Elementary Schools

  • Allen, Roy Elementary
  • Andersen, Hans Christian Elementary
  • Apollo Elementary
  • Atlantis Elementary
  • Audubon Elementary
  • Cambridge Elementary
  • Cape View Elementary
  • Carroll, Lewis Elementary
  • Challenger 7 Elementary
  • Columbia Elementary
  • Coquina Elementary
  • Creel, Dr. W. J. Elementary
  • Croton Elementary
  • Discovery Elementary
  • Endeavour Elementary
  • Enterprise Elementary
  • Fairglen Elementary
  • Freedom 7 Elementary
  • Gardendale Elementary
  • Gemini Elementary
  • Golfview Elementary
  • Harbor City Elementary
  • Holland, Spessard L. Elementary
  • Imperial Estates Elementary
  • Indialantic Elementary
  • Jupiter Elementary
  • Lockmar Elementary
  • Longleaf Elementary
  • Manatee Elementary
  • McAuliffe, Christa Elementary
  • Meadowlane Elementary
  • Mila Elementary
  • Mims Elementary
  • Oak Park Elementary
  • Ocean Breeze Elementary
  • Palm Bay Elementary
  • Pinewood Elementary
  • Port Malabar Elementary
  • Quest Elementary
  • Riverview Elementary
  • Riviera Elementary
  • Roosevelt, Theodore Elementary
  • Sabal Elementary
  • Saturn Elementary
  • Sea Park Elementary
  • Sherwood Elementary
  • South Lake Elementary
  • Stevenson, Robert Lewis Elementary
  • Sunrise Elementary
  • Suntree Elementary
  • Surfside Elementary
  • Tropical Elementary
  • Turner, John F., SR. Elementary
  • University Park Elementary
  • West Melbourne School for Science
  • Westside Elementary
  • Williams, Ralph M., JR. Elementary

[edit] Middle Schools

  • Central Middle
  • Clearlake Middle
  • Cocoa Beach Jr./Sr. High
  • DeLaura Middle
  • Edgewood Jr./Sr. High
  • Hoover, Herbert C. Middle
  • Jackson, Andrew Middle
  • Jefferson, Thomas Middle
  • Johnson, L.B. Middle
  • Kennedy, John F. Middle
  • Madison, James Middle
  • McNair, Ronald Middle
  • Southwest Middle
  • Space Coast Jr./Sr. High
  • Stone Middle

[edit] High Schools

[edit] Charter Schools

  • Campus Charter
  • Educational Horizons Charter
  • Einstein Montessori
  • Explorer Elementary and Middle Charter
  • Oakwood Academy Charter
  • Odyssey Charter
  • Osprey Elementary
  • Palm Bay Academy Charter
  • Palm Bay Community Charter
  • River's Edge Charter Academy
  • Royal Palm Charter
  • Sawgrass Middle
  • Sculptor Elementary Charter

[edit] Adult Education

  • Central Area Adult
  • North Area Adult (Whispering Hills)
  • Palm Bay High Adult/Community Ed
  • South Area Adult

[edit] Alternative Learning Centers

  • Central Area Alternative Learning Center
  • North Area Alternative Learning Center
  • South Area Alternative Learning Center

[edit] See also

  • BPS-TV (Brevard Public Schools' educational channel)

[edit] External links

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../b/r/e/Brevard_Public_Schools_8942.html"